Marvelous World of Milk Microbes

After completing this unit, you should be able to

• describe the general process of ecological succession and formulate a testable hypothesis about changes in the microbial community of spoiled milk.
• distinguish between quantitative and qualitative data.
• apply microscopy techniques to distinguish between bacterial shapes, yeasts and molds.
• use a pH meter to determine pH
• inoculate culture pretri dishes and make smear slides by heat fixing and staining bacteria.
• collect, analyze and interpret qualitative data on microbe community composition.

In this unit we will explore the ecological succession in different milks.